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0 pointsraxxorrax4y ago0 comments

> with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming

On a modern system you buy in the next electronic store that is ready to use the mental load is the same as using any Sony OS.

The advantage I see in consoles is that they are more multiplayer friendly. It is mostly more comfortable to share a large couch, but PC maintenance is as easy as it is on console. You cannot play instantly. I use a console 3 times a month when friends come around to play. I often have to wait for a fairly long update of OS and games. Can happen on PC too, but with modern boot times, there really isn't much difference anymore aside from input/output.

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SirHound4y ago

Between background updates and instant resumes this just isn't true. Unless you're saying I can press a power button on the PC and I'm instantly exactly where I left off on the last game I played?

obedm4y ago

This is one of the best selling points to me.

Most console games are designed to be played like this. I can just leave the game and come back tomorrow.

For PC games I have to open it, make sure it's saved, close it. And so on.

Sitting in the couch and being in the game in 15 secs Max is amazing

maccard4y ago

> On a modern system you buy in the next electronic store that is ready to use the mental load is the same as using any Sony OS.

It's really really not. Ever had the scenario where anticheat for a game has failed to install because of a pending windows update?

> I use a console 3 times a month when friends come around to play. I often have to wait for a fairly long update of OS and games.

Both xbox and playstation have supported background updates for the last couple of years, both for the OS and for games.

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